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Top American IFBB professional figure competitor Amanda Saville was tragically murdered by her boyfriend, bodybuilder Dave Jacobs - who then took his own life. They were found at his residence in Texas, USA a few hours ago. Amanda was a top ranking pro who placed 2nd at last years Arnold Classic Figure International, and 5th at the IFBB Olympia.
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On Saturday, May 31, 2008 American former IFBB pro bodybuilder Craig Titus plead guilty to second degree murder, first degree kidnapping and arson in the case of his live in assistant Mellissa James.
His wife Kelly Ryan also struck a plea agreement on battery with a deadly weapon and first degree arson, and reportedly faces no criminal liabilty for James's death.
Most reports have Craig Titus facing 15 - 55 years in prison [10 - 20 being most probable] with Kelly facing significantly shorter periods with her lawyers apparently seeking time served and probation. Titus and Ryan have already served 2.5 years while awaiting trial.
Full details can be found on this Las Vegas news report here
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Former bodybuilding great Clancy Ross has passed away. Ross, who was born in 1923, held numerour titles including Mr USA, Mr Universe and Mr America

New Zealand 2008 Grand Prix Results
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From the Las Vegas Review on Friday May 30th 2008:
"The celebrity bodybuilder couple accused of murdering their assistant will save the county the trouble of a trial. Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan finalized a plea deal with prosecutors late Friday afternoon, avoiding a trial set to begin Monday.
The district attorney's office says it's a fair deal. It's one both the victim's family and detectives in the case agree with, because it makes Craig Titus admit to murder and his wife to helping destroy evidence."I think both defendants recognize that a train was coming down the tracks and either they resolved it today or we were going to go to a jury trail and leave it up to a jury," said prosecutor Robert Daskas.
With the couple both facing possible life sentences for murder, Titus moved to save his wife. "As we approached trial, Craig Titus became more and more worried about the exposure his wife was going to have to first degree murder," said Titus' attorney Marc Saggese.
Titus agreed to plead guilty to second degree murder in the death of his live-in assistant Melissa James, along with kidnapping and arson. "He did accept responsibility and that is evidenced by his entering into a guilty plea," said Saggese. By admitting to the murder, Ryan was cleared of the charge and given a plea deal of battery with a deadly weapon and first degree arson.
"She was faced with more serious charges -- significantly more serious charges. We feel that this is a fair resolution for her," said Ryan's attorney Michael Cristalli.She now faces no criminal liability in James' death. But with overwhelming evidence, both had to admit to arson. "We had strong evidence that they purchased lighter fluid that was used to ultimately light the car with Melissa James in the trunk," said Daskas.
The prosecutor says, while there are unanswered questions about James' murder, details are finally coming out. "We've always believed, and I think the guilty pleas reflects that there was a confrontation between Kelly and Melissa and that Craig intervened, and ultimately it was Craig Titus that killed Melissa James," said Daskas.
Titus has asked to speak at his sentencing so he can apologize to James' mother, who was once a close friend. "He has never had an opportunity to talk to her or say he was sorry or to discuss how this unfolded," said Saggese. Titus faces 15 to 55 years in prison. He has already served two and a half years. Kelly Ryan's attorney says he has asked to argue for probation for her charges"
Craig Titus competed in the Australian Grand Prix in 2004 placing 6th.
Held on May 16-19 2008 in Playa d’Aro,

65 kg
1. 66 Miguel Ramirez
2. 69 Michal Hlinka
3. 67 Grzegorz Sochacki
4. 64 Tomas Lukac
5. 65 Mauro Ranieri
6. 63 Sergii Protsenko
7. 68 Tsvetan Tsvetanov
8. 70 Adrian Radio
70 kg
1. 77 Vyacheslav Makogon
2. 81 Aydin Bicen
3. 75 Ignacio Valera
4. 78 Krzysztof Danielcyk
5. 76 Gerasim Dragnev
6. 74 Jose Garcia Cobo
7. 79 Andreas Assitis
75 kg
1. 90 Nikolay Chernetskiy
2. 87 Hamida Ghiles
3. 89 Francesco Melis
4. 88 Lee Williams United Kingdom 18 19 40 59
5. 92 Miroslav Hanak
6. 86 Fernando Escribano
7. 91 Zoltan Vajda
80 kg
1. 99 Igor Losev
2. 98 Oscar Marin
3. 105 Beila Balog
4. 104 Sergii Ges
5. 96 Amit Sapir
6. 101 Esteban Amat
7. 97 Maurizio Minoccari
8. 106 Marko Dimitrjevic
9. 102 Heinz Weindl
10. 108 Bubacar Camara
11. 100 Garcia Cesar
12. 109 Yastas Adem
13. 107 Costas Kalogirou
14. 103 Brian Bullman
85 kg
1. 113 Josep Merino
2. 120 Marian Cambal
3. 112 Juan Gimenez
4. 119 Sergey Doronichev
5. 118 Carlos Espuelas
6. 115 Karol Nitka
7. 116 Cerazy Bratkowski
8. 117 Oleksandr Boichenko
9. 111 Stephen Graham United Kingdom 45 - - -
10. 114 Dragos Popescu
90 kg
1. 132 Vurgar Verdiyev
2. 134 Pierre Chamoun
3. 136 Andriy Kukharchukuk
4. 128 Raul Munoz
5. 133 Hamidreza Keshani
6. 129 Pawel Jablonski
7. 137 Antonio Furic Croatin 34 - - -
8. 131 Giuseppe Quarta
9. 130 Robert Kiesz
10. 127 Anselmo Cortado
11. 139 Ott Kiivikas
12. 135 Ralph Decelis
13. 138 Venelin Veliko
100 kg(under)
1. 146 Manuel Manchado
2. 154 Roman Dudushkin
3. 152 Rafael Barrios
4. 150 Anotoliy Kudlay
5. 145 Antonio Morales
6. 157 Rastislav Solar
7. 149 Tomasz Bobrowski
8. 151 Myhayil Kuzmym
9. 147 Lorenzo Fernandez
10. 155 Anton Breznik
11. 148 Michael Zimmermann
12. 144 Zach Pallikaros
13. 153 Antonio Lage
14. 156 Edgar Gomez
100 kg(and over)
1. 166 Dimitar Dimitrov
2. 167 Ramzes Tlyakodugov
3. 170 Marek Olejniczak
4. 169 Andrzej Kolodziejczyk
5. 165 Marco Lucacci
6. 162 Carlos Moral
7. 168 George Dimitrov
8. 164 Jaroslav Paseka
9. 163 Morgane Aste
10. 161 Peter Porczi
Classic Bodybuilding
170 cm
1. 11 Miguel Angel Perez
2. 1 Konstantin Paskalev
3. 8 Vlad Pihureac
4. 6 Marcel Hajek
5. 3 Farhad Guliyev
6. 10 Francesc Pozuelo
7. 15 Martin Pivko
8. 16 Rudolf Kopcok
9. 14 Jan Cabanik
10. 9 Jordi Gurt
11. 7 Leonid Rozmarytsia
12. 13 Arsen Kizorchian
13. 5 Stefano Cigni
14. 19 Ivo Parle
15. 2 Roderick Theullma
16. 4 Giancarlo Lapiana
17. 12 Ioan Pop Romania el - - -
18. 17 Sebahattin Tunc
19. 18 Indrek Otsus Estonia (B) el - - -
175 cm
1. 11 Miguel Angel Perez
2. 1 Konstantin Paskalev
3. 8 Vlad Pihureac
4. 6 Marcel Hajek
5. 3 Farhad Guliyev
6. 10 Francesc Pozuelo
7. 15 Martin Pivko
8. 16 Rudolf Kopcok
9. 14 Jan Cabanik
10. 9 Jordi Gurt
11. 7 Leonid Rozmarytsia
12. 13 Arsen Kizorchian
13. 5 Stefano Cigni
14. 19 Ivo Parle
15. 2 Roderick Theullma
16. 4 Giancarlo Lapiana
17. 12 Ioan Pop Romania el - - -
18. 17 Sebahattin Tunc
19. 18 Indrek Otsus Estonia (B) el - - -
175 cm
1. 24 Frantisek Huf
2. 26 Jozef Furin
3. 23 Slaven Petrovic
4. 29 Imre Vahi
5. 21 Vladimir Kurdov
6. 20 Michal Krajewski
7. 25 Daniel Stadelmann
8. 22 Florin Ancuta
9. 27 Sean Ferguson United Kingdom 44 - - -
10. 28 Tomas Tabaciar
180 cm(under)
1. 41 Zbynek Ceradsky
2. 37 Robert Majewski
3. 42 Braulio Murillo
4. 35 Darius Minkevicius
5. 34 Villarroya German
6. 43 Svetosar Milenkovic
7. 44 Sedat Bekdemir
8. 38 Piotr Tajs
9. 45 Argo Vaible
10. 40 Randolf Bitorina
11. 39 Chris Van Eeren
12. 36 Mario Pace
180 cm(and over)
1. 53 Jerzy Pisulski
2. 48 Cristian Perez
3. 54 Jiri Wagner
4. 50 Danijel Seget
5. 49 Enrico Deiana
6. 55 Jose Almeida
7. 56 Peter Bella
8. 58 Marek Kalmus
9. 51 Nicolas Nestora
10. 59 Argo Ader
11. 57 Ersin Adakli
12. 52 Gergely Nagy
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The IFBB Amateur Kalina Fitness Club, a premiere competions for European amateurs was held mid March in Sofia, Bulgaria. Named after Princess Kalina of Bulgaria, the Princess as well as the King of Bulgaria attended. Long term supporters of fitness, the Royal Family participated in the event, with the Princess giving the opening speech, and King Simeon II recieving the IFBB Gold Order award. There were nine European nations who sent teams including; Poland, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, Serbia, Russia, Bulgaria, Iceland and Slovakia. Dimitar Dimitrov, Gergi Dimitrov and Yuliy Rusev guest posed.
Results:
Fitness
1. Ewelina Barej, Poland
2. Tetiana Savitska, Ukraina
3. Oksana Orobets, Ukraina
4. Silvia Frego, Italy
5. Diana Dinkova, Bulgaria
Bodyfitness (figure) short class
1. Yolanda Esteso, Spain
2. Silviya Avramova, Bulgaria
3. Kristin H. Kristjansdottir, Island
4. Vanya Tarkalanova, Bulgaria
5. Nadia Tsvetkova, Bulgaria
Bodyfitness(figure) +163cm class
1. Miriam Sanchez, Spain
2. Katarzyna Kozakiewicz, Poland
3. Natalia Kuzmyna, Ukraina
4. Ljuba Pantovic, Serbia
5. Natalia Gileva, Russia
6. Maria Romanova, Russia
From left to right: IFBB President Rafael Santonja, King Simeon II of Bulgaria, Princess Kalina of Bulgaria


Fitness Winner Ewelina Barej of Poland:, who also won the routine round.

All photos by Alexander Dragovski of pzkfits.dl
The first ever Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Tampa Pro Show was held in Florida, USA on Aug 09 2008.
In total $35,000 prize money [$38,100 AU] was up for grabs, with the top three of the mens open and female class getting Olympia qualifications.
Former Mr Olympia Chris Dickerson received the first ever ‘Ben Weider Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the show. In addition to his bodybuilding success Dickerson broke many racial barriers in the field decades ago; including being the first African American to appear on the cover of Flex magazine.
Tampa Pro Open Results
Winner Toney Freeman:

Under 202lbs [92kg] Placings:
Under 202lbs Winner, and 3rd Open Mens: David Henry

Photo credit: Flexonline
Female Bodybuilding:
IFBB
1. Silvio Samuel
2. Craig Richardson
3. Leo Ingram
4. Armin Scholz
5. Bill Wilmore
6. Darrem Charles
7. Fouad Abiad
8. Daniele Seccarecci
9. Pavol Jablonicky
10. Evgeny Mishin
11. Jojo Nitforo
12. Francisco ‘Paco’ Bautista
13. Richard Jackson
14. Ray Arde
15. Jeffrey Long
16. Gina Enrico Pica
17. Eric Castagnet
17. Gianluca Catapano
17. Aiman FaouR
17. Ken Jones
17. Heinz Senior
90 second top 6 Posedown Video:
IFBB
1. Ray Arde
2. Tricky
3. Jeff Long
4. Eric Castagnet
5. Nathan Wonsley
6. Ken Jones
IFBB
1. Felicia Romero
2. Lenay Hernandez
3. Heather Mae French
4. Jelena Abbou
5. Paola Almerico
6. Huong Arcinas
7. Krissy Chin
8. Bernadette Galvin
9. Natalie Benson
9. Darlina Brown
11. Jane Awad
12. Liane Seiwald
13. Amy Peters
14. Andrea Dumon
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16. Karen Mullarkey-Barringer
17. Melissa Pearo
18. Candice John
19. Elisha Archibold
19. Susanne Bock
19. Trivisay Briceno
19. Nancy Georges
19. Celeste Gonzalez
19. Patricia Mello
19. Jessica Steffens
IFBB
1. Tracey Greenwood
2. Shannon Meteraud
3. Erin Riley
4. Bethany Gainey
5. Nicole Duncan
6. Amy Haddad
7. Nicole Rollolazo
8. Heidi Fletcher
9. Angie English
10. Trish Warren
11. Laticia Jackson
12. Susan Groshek
13. Myriam Capes
14. Traci Redding
15. Amy Villa-Nelson
16. Maggie Blanchard
16. Jessica Rohm
18. Leslie Rae Newton
19. Shannon Dey
20. Jennifer Cassetty
21. Liza Hughes
21. Lisbeth Marquez
21. Lisa McCormick
21. Stacy Wig

Photo credit: socalphotographer
Fitness Top 5: Nicole Duncan (5th), Erin Riley (3rd), Tracey Greenwood (1st), Shannon Meteraud (2nd), & Bethany Gainey (4th).
New York Pro Results - Men's Open
1. Kai Greene
2. Kevin English
3. Ronny Rockel
4. David Henry
5. Craig Richardson
6. Ben White
7. Martin Kjellstrom
8. Leo Ingram
9. Francisco 'Paco' Bautista
10. Charles Dixon
11. Roc Shabazz
12. Tarek Elsetouhi
13. Paul Baker
14. Joel Stubbs
15. Evgeny Mishin
16. Alfonso Del Rio
17. Don Long
18. Ricky Tricky Jackson
19. Abiu Feliz
19. Louis Joseph
19. Elvis Brown
19. Oleg Emelyanov
19. Neset Icli
19. Sergey Ogorodnikov
19. Zoran Vejic
Winner Kai Green:

Photo credit: Josef Adlt
New York Pro 202 and Under
1. Kevin English
2. David Henry
3. Jason Arntz
4. Charles Dixon
5. Roc Shabazz
6. Guy Ducasse
7. Brian Chamberlain
8. Louis Joseph
9. Tricky Jackson
10. Nathan Wonsley5
11. Jimmy Canyon
12. Abiu Feliz
13. Daron Lytle
14. Roland Huff
15. Ken Jones
16. Emro Karaduzovic
New York Pro Women's Bodybuilding
1 Cathy Lefrançois
2 Jeannie Paparone
3 Rosemary Jennings
4 Dena Westerfield
5 Debbie Laszewski
6 Annie Rivieccio
7 Debbie Bramwell
7 Tina Chandler
9 Saskia Salemink
10 Antoinette Norman-Thompson
11 Mercedes Bazemore
12 Colette Nelson
13 Angela Debatin
14 Kim Buck
15 Mario Calo
15 Guisy Caputo
17 Aurelia Grozajova
18 Sarah Bridges
18 Elizabeth Gomez
Australians were involved in this Arnold. Con Demetriou competed in the men's amateur superheavyweight division placing 8th, Gabriela Cioban placed 4th in the figure amateur, Arina Manta competed in the MD model search and Lee Priest was at the expo signing autographs.
A full gallery of pics of all the Australians at the Arnold is here.
Men's Professional Bodybuilding Results
1. Dexter Jackson
2. Phil Heath
3. Kai Greene
4. Branch Warren
5. Silvio Samuel
6. Gustavo Badell
7. Toney Freeman
8. Melvin Anthony
9. Johnnie Jackson
10. Desmond Miller
11. Moe Elmoussawi
12. David Henry
13. Ronny Rockel
14. Deshaun Grimez
15. Adorthus Cherry


Photo Credit: Per Bernal, Muscular Development
Womens Professional Bodybuilding Results
01. Yaxeni Oriquen
02. Dayana Cadeau
03. Lisa Aukland
04. Betty Pariso
05. Brenda Raganot
06. Cathy LeFrancois
07. Iris Kyle
08. Betty Viana-Adkins
09. Anne Rivieccio
10. Rosemary Jennings
11. Tazzie Colomb
12. Debi Laszewski
13. Antoinette Thompson
14. Kristy Hawkins
15. Colette Nelson
16. Tracy Beckham
[The 'shocker' of these results are 3-time Ms. Olympia winner Iris Kyle placing 7th. The 'grapevine' alludes that this was due to 'noticeable' lumps on her glutes and delts.]


Photo courtesy of Dan Ray, Muscular Developement
Professional - Ms Fitness International
01. Kimberly Klein
02. Jen Hendershott
03. Julie Palmer
04. Julie Lohre
05. Tracey Greenwood
06. Regiane Da Silva
07. Stacy Simons
08. Bethany Gainey
09. Mindi O'Brien
10. Oksana Grishina
11. Tina Durkin
12. Tanya Merryman


Photo Credit: Dan Ray, Muscular Development
Professional - Arnold Figure
01. Gina Aliotti
02. Jennifer Gates
03. Amy Fry
04. Chastity Slone
05. Sonia Adcock
06. Paola Almerico
07. Latisha Wilder
08. Natalie Benson
09. Catherine Anderson
10. Kristal Richardson
11. Nicole Wilkins
12. Juliana Malacarne
13. Briana Tindall
14. Deborah Leung
15. Bernadette Galvan
16. Brenda Marie Smith


Photo Credit: Dan Ray, Muscular Development
Winner Dexter Jackson's posing routine at the 2008 Arnold Classic:
Phil Heath:
Kai Green: